| 23 JAN 2003 at 7:41pm |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
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Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Harriet (23 JAN 2003 7:30pm)
Why have you selected adventure games as your genre of choice?
They selected me, Harriet
What do you play when you are not playing adventures?
RPG's and some action games.
What are your other hobbies?
Books & movies (Sci-fi, Horror), music (trash-metal, death-metal, doom-metal, black-metal, very-nasty-metal... nah ).
In general, how many hours a week do you spend playing computer games?
All I can
How many hours do you spend wandering around the Internet?
Since this forum is up... too many
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| 23 JAN 2003 at 7:45pm |
RpauPrivate Detective
Posts : 439
Joined: 15 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Harriet (23 JAN 2003 7:30pm)
Curious ???
Why have you selected adventure games as your genre of choice?
I used to be a hardcore RTS and FPS gamer. I had no idea that this genre existed until my girlfriend told me about it a couple of years ago. Then I downloaded some amateur adventures like "Larry Vales" and "Rob Blanc" (Great great games!!!! ) and really get hooked to the genre. I enjoy literature and all kind of media that involves text; so,according to that; quickly changed my game preferences to the adv genre.
What do you play when you are not playing adventures?
Well, some RTS games still continue to call my attention, Warcraft III for example.
What are your other hobbies?
Reading mainly (Both narrative and technical stuff related to my work) and I have also tried to write some short stories too.
In general, how many hours a week do you spend playing computer games?
15 hours a week.
“even the lover of the myth is in a sense a lover of wisdom, for the myth is composed of wonders”
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| 23 JAN 2003 at 7:53pm |
SnowmanSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 309
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I selected adventure games because I just didn't find the mindless "kill anything that moves" games interesting. Also, probably because I wasn't very good at them.
So, I turned to adventure games. The idea of actually making decisions for my character and having them influence the story really intrigued me. My first AG was Angel Devoid which I bought because I thought the story sounded cool. Ever since then, I've been hooked.
I really only get to play 6-8 hours a week, so a game lasts me a while and I spend maybe another 3-4 hours cruisin' the 'net.
When I'm not playing AG's I'll play my NHL 2002, though I am thinking of trying out a few FPS's again, like Splinter Cell and Nightfire.
Other than computer games and other general computer stuff my only other hobbies would probably be golf and reading/watching mysteries.
Never do anything half-assed, always use your WHOLE ass!!
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| 23 JAN 2003 at 7:57pm |
mbc841Space Cadet
Posts : 194
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | My becoming an Adventure Gamer was quite by accident. Although, you could also say it was a result of the intense marketing campaign by the publishers of "Myst".
When I got my first computer in 1995 that had Windows 95 and a CD Rom drive, I was basically out shopping for any kind of program that came on CD Rom. I had never heard of "Adventure Games" per se. I went into Best Buy, and excitedly began looking for anything I could buy and try out on my brand new, top of the line, technologically advanced Acer Aspire PC. It had an unheard of 1 GB hard drive, and a Quad-Speed CD Rom, and ran at an astonishing 75 Mhz. It was AMAZING.
When I entered the computer software section of the store, what I found staring me in the face was an entire aisle of nothing but "Myst". The boxes were big and the pictures were bright and colorful. The one thing I DID know at this early stage, was that I was not interested in any Atari-type arcade games. I wasn't much of an Atari fan to begin with. Too nerve wracking for my liking. So "Myst" it was, and the rest is history. I guess if that first purchase had been of a Simulation game, or a RPG, I may never have gone the way of Adventures. I'll never know.
When I'm not playing Adventure games, I like to play Simulation games. My favorite is Roller Coaster Tycoon. I also like Sim City, Sim Tower, and the Sims.
Although, here as of late, I feel like I've discovered Adventure Games for the very first time, by way of making them. So my hidden passion is making Adventure Games. I'm now beginning my second game, and the creative juices are really flowing. I haven't felt this kind of obsessive energy since I first began playing the games.
Mike
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| 23 JAN 2003 at 8:02pm |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
Posts : 1784
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I started playing adventures because a friend of mine had told me that he had Indiana Jones and the last crusade in a computer game, and since I used to be a big indiana jones fan, I asked him to give it to me. I was a big movie fan in general, and I thought that this was the closest you could get to a movie through games.
I continued playing other genres also though. Until one day. That day was when I finished Gabriel Knight 2. Then I said that this is it, adventures rule, and there is nothing else that can come near them.
I still play some other genres though, mostly sports, RPGs, and I used to play space simulators back in the days of Wing Commander.
As for my other hobbies, training in the gym and basketball, watching basketball/football, movies, and used to party a lot, but not so much the last two years (with the exception of last summer that I was working on a Greek 'party' island).
Now with the Inventory going on, games have almost become half of my life, since I have to review 2,3 games every month, and I also have to play a little bit of sports pc games.
I didn't use to spend much time on the internet, but since I got a broadband connection this September...let's just say more time than I should spend.
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| 23 JAN 2003 at 8:09pm |
bistroSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 240
Joined: 15 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Why have you selected adventure games as your genre of choice?
Myst did it for me too--followed shortly by the Tex Murphy series. I was hooked.
What do you play when you are not playing adventures?
It was just an experiment, but I played Medal of Honor--Allied Assault---was never into FPS before that. Now playing the Spearhead expansion. It's actually quite well done.
What are your other hobbies?
Watching my 11-year old daughter grow up. Building and modding PCs.
In general, how many hours a week do you spend playing computer games?
Probably around 15 hours including weekends.
How many hours do you spend wandering around the Internet?
Just about all the rest of time left over from doing the above. I moderate at a couple of other forums and spend most of my time there.
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| 23 JAN 2003 at 8:11pm |
psybafireSpace Cadet
Posts : 194
Joined: 18 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Why have you selected adventure games as your genre of choice?
peer pressure.(only joking) i found out that my problem solving skills can be used in places other then college. its so rewarding its incrediable. there is NOTHING like solving a hard-arse puzzle and the being rewarded with more beautiful places to explore (BS2 kitches island comes to mind. that place really reaches me deep for some reason, even typeing this gives me a funny feeling in my chest, im not joking. magical.)
What do you play when you are not playing adventures?
GTA3 or tony hawk 3... only when on the phone. other then that i dont really play much else.. all my AG's are just under 200 miles away at my girlfreinds (long story)
What are your other hobbies?
i love spending time with my girlfreind
like to skateboard
prank call linsurance firms
the odd film is fine by me, but there is so much i dont like
BEING HERE!! sounds stupid but i really feel im amoungst friends here.
In general, how many hours a week do you spend playing computer games?
too many. about 2 hours a day minimum really. if im at my girlfriends (the guardian of the adventure games) i feel very unsatisfied if i have a session that lasts under 3 hours.
How many hours do you spend wandering around the Internet?
30-60 mins a day, deleating spam, checking here and my mates website (www.ukgl.20m.com) forum.
[b]Its boring, there isn't any action at all. You walk around picking up things and using them with other items. You walk around and use the item on something. Walking around and talking to people is really lame, what about some shooting or something[/b]~[i]APuddleduck[/i]&&
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| 23 JAN 2003 at 8:12pm |
GayleSchattenjger
Posts : 2544
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I think it all started with Dark Seed and a couple of other games around that time. Adventure games were my first games, then started going to computer shows and definitely have expanded my tastes.
The adventure category is very wide and encompasses quite a variety of games, style of play and adventures.
I play RGP and Action games.
I think that gaming is the main focus, but have a good collection of movies that I like, music I like, love to read and I also collect american indian and mayan pottery, though only have 5 pieces so far.
Hard to say, if really good game then probably from 40 to 48 hours or more a week.
I don't know, I seem to becoming here a lot but as to wandering to wander around the rest of the net maybe 4 hours a week if that much (not including here).
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| 23 JAN 2003 at 9:06pm |
| Deleted User | Why have you selected adventure games as your genre of choice?
I haven't, they selected ME. No, really, I love many different styles of game as long as they're good! But a great adventure beats all...
What do you play when you are not playing adventures?
I work from home, so work. Or write here. Or play games, watch films, go out. Gonna see Jurrasic 5 in MARCH! YEAH!
What are your other hobbies?
Collecting animation books, DVD's and materials. Developing ideas for animations.
In general, how many hours a week do you spend playing computer games?
Too many.
How many hours do you spend wandering around the Internet?
Too many. Is there an echo in here?
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| 23 JAN 2003 at 9:38pm |
| Deleted User | I bought my first computer about 12 years ago. I had used them at work but the relationship between me an the machine was poor. I bought my first game on the same day as the PC. It was Star Trek: 25th. Anniversary and I was hopeless with it. Several days later I bought Laura Bow and the Dager of Amon Ra and my fate was sealed. I was in love with computer games.
I don't enjoy the character development in RPG's. My coordination/reflexes are not good enough for action games (and I don't like them anyway). Sports, real or virtual, are not my thing. Adventure games are the perfect thing for me. I love a good quest, I love fantasy, I love mysteries and above all, I love a good story.
I spend FAR TOO MUCH TIME on the Internet. Some of it is for personal enjoyment and some of it is for The Schedule of Releases.
I spend too little time actually playing games.
When I am not playing games or scouting the Internet I like to cook, play with our animals, draw and paint a little, read a lot (history and good mysteries) and spend time with my family and friends.
Other than adventures, I enjoy good simulations such as the SimCity games. I enjoy the Civilization games also.
Harriet@JA
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| 23 JAN 2003 at 10:12pm |
SirDaveGuild Master
Posts : 4941
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Due to the nature of my work, I find it necessary to come home and play a round or 2 of Medal of Honor-Allied Assault or NHL2002 on my XBox just so I can knock or blow away baddies that seriously need it (gets rid of pent-up aggression).
On the other hand, I have brain that ordinarily just won't shut down ie. true relaxing is difficult. Surprisingly, the Myst-like point and clickers provide a welcome relief- the more time I spend solving a puzzle (not to mention losing myself in another world), the less I think about stupid worldly worries! So that's why I was drawn to adventure games. Along those lines, one of the reasons I'm collecting them now, is I want a lifetime supply of AGs ready to play.
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 23 JAN 2003 at 10:26pm |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Harriet (23 JAN 2003 7:30pm)
Why have you selected adventure games as your genre of choice?
Myst again
Actually, I discovered Myst about 5 years ago, got stuck in the Mazerunner and stopped playing in disgust. After a short hiatus I started again, finished it and in short order located Riven, and played it too. Unfortunately, I had never played anything like Myst before and was not aware of the broader adventure genre until I picked up, quite by accident, a copy of Timescape: Journey to Pompeii. The rest is history.
Actually, I think this is a problem with Myst- the Myst fans do not necessarily play other adventures because they simply do not follow the adventure sites- many of which are pretty brutal to the series. We should send representatives to the Myst forums
Unrelated tangent over now.
Originally Posted By Harriet (23 JAN 2003 7:30pm)
What do you play when you are not playing adventures?
Sims/Tycoons
Originally Posted By Harriet (23 JAN 2003 7:30pm)
What are your other hobbies?
Piano playing (thus my love of music puzzles ) reading and suchlike.
Originally Posted By Harriet (23 JAN 2003 7:30pm)
In general, how many hours a week do you spend playing computer games?
10ish, mostly on weekends.
Originally Posted By Harriet (23 JAN 2003 7:30pm)
How many hours do you spend wandering around the Internet?
Not very many- that's why I don't post here more often.
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| 23 JAN 2003 at 10:51pm |
GuybrushIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 12
Joined: 21 JAN 2003
Status : Online | Totally sweet topic.
Why have you selected adventure games as your genre of choice?
The first video game I ever saw anyone play was an adventure game. Monkey Island II I believe it was. Point n clicks were big in those days. The first adventure game (probably the first game) I've ever bought was Leisure Suit Larry 7. Then more point n clicks were added to my collection.
What do you play when you are not playing adventures?
Studying! It sucks being a student. I am a fan of the cinema as well and I love dvds.
What are your other hobbies?
Apart from watching movies, I like to read. Look after my sea monkeys and annoy my neighbours.
In general, how many hours a week do you spend playing computer games?
Not that many. Maybe like 2 hours per day max.
How many hours do you spend wandering around the Internet?
LOADS! I surf like at least 3-4 hours a day. I'm a geek.
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| 24 JAN 2003 at 12:06am |
SirDaveGuild Master
Posts : 4941
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Fickfack (23 JAN 2003 10:26pm)
Myst again
Yup! Actually, I think the dirty little secret of most adventure gamers, especially those who bad-mouth the game (I'm not implying you're one of them- this is just a general thought), is that they all have a copy of Myst sittingly lovingly on their little shelves!
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 24 JAN 2003 at 12:14am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7058
Joined: 14 SEP 2003
Status : Online | Originally Posted By SirDave (24 JAN 2003 12:06am)
Yup! Actually, I think the dirty little secret of most adventure gamers, especially those who bad-mouth the game (I'm not implying you're one of them- this is just a general thought), is that they all have a copy of Myst sittingly lovingly on their little shelves!
Not me! After having played probably well over hundred adventure games, I still haven't found time (or incentive) to play Myst My adventure gaming slightly pre-dates Myst so there's no way it could have been my first adventure. My first PC adventure was Space Quest IV but what my first adventure game ever was is lost in the mists of time. Some C64 or ZX Spectrum text adventure no doubt.
I forgot my sig.
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| 24 JAN 2003 at 12:16am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By SirDave (24 JAN 2003 12:06am)
Yup! Actually, I think the dirty little secret of most adventure gamers, especially those who bad-mouth the game (I'm not implying you're one of them- this is just a general thought), is that they all have a copy of Myst sittingly lovingly on their little shelves!
Of course they do - if not they couldn't bad-mouth it!
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| 24 JAN 2003 at 2:18am |
Jenny100Guild Master
Posts : 3510
Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Harriet (23 JAN 2003 7:30pm)
Curious ???
Why have you selected adventure games as your genre of choice?
The ones I like don't require fast reflexes and feature either a story or a gameworld to explore. It's a form of no-pressure escapism.
What do you play when you are not playing adventures?
Puzzle games
Action/adventure games
Minesweeper
Solitaire
What are your other hobbies?
in no particular order:
Movies - mostly old ones
Music - mostly old music
Puzzles - jigsaws, cross sums,
Reading
In general, how many hours a week do you spend playing computer games?
Varies from 0 to 36.
Everything depends on time and inclination.
Sometimes I have the time but want to watch a movie or read something instead. Yesterday I spent about 6 hours listening to music and doing a jigsaw.
How many hours do you spend wandering around the Internet?
Too many. Varies from 2 to 10 a day.
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| 24 JAN 2003 at 2:34am |
SirDaveGuild Master
Posts : 4941
Joined: 17 OCT 2002
Location: US
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By MichalN (24 JAN 2003 12:14am)
Not me! After having played probably well over hundred adventure games, I still haven't found time (or incentive) to play Myst
MichalN:
My gawd! This is outrageous! There are laws against this in some States (ie. purporting to be an adventure game fan and not having played Myst).
Get thee to a computer and rectify this immediately- we expect a MichaN report on Myst no later than 3 weeks from this date!
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 24 JAN 2003 at 2:41am |
friedmonkySpace Cadet
Posts : 178
Joined: 10 APR 2005
Status : Offline | If anyone is thinking of playing Myst, I would recommend not doing so and playing realMyst instead. It blows Myst out of the water!
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| 24 JAN 2003 at 3:37am |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5538
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Harriet (23 JAN 2003 7:30pm)
Why have you selected adventure games as your genre of choice?
I find them more satisfying than other types of games. They suit my abilities -- or lack thereof -- much better. I'm an FPS klutz. I continue to play them, but it's like I'm a fish out of water. The focus of the adventure genre on mental challenges, along with my predilection for puzzles and story telling make it a natural fit for me.
What do you play when you are not playing adventures?
You mean they make OTHER games? Well, the occasional shooter or RPG. NES and SNES roms as well.
What are your other hobbies?
-- Books (Science fiction, fantasy, British literature, classic fiction)
-- Music (Newgrass, Irish/Scottish traditional, some modern jazz, some classical).
-- Trying to find a cure for my Anglophilia.
In general, how many hours a week do you spend playing computer games?
Varies greatly, according to my interest or frustration level. I try to get a gaming session in most days.
How many hours a week do you spend wandering around the Internet?
Again, it varies, but anywhere from 15-20 hours if you count leaving a window open to the JA forum!
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| 24 JAN 2003 at 8:17am |
KurtSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 204
Joined: 21 JAN 2003
Status : Online | Why have you selected adventure games as your genre of choice?
Because Maniac Mansion suceeded in fascinating me beyond belief back in 1987;
I love good storytelling, character developement and witty dialogue;
I like puzzles
What do you play when you are not playing adventures?
Sport Simulations:
First and foremost soccer simulations like ISS and Pro Evolution Soccer ;
Action "Adventures" like GTA & Mafia ;
Soccer Manager Simulations e.g. Anstoss
What are your other hobbies?
Movies /DVD
Music (much more passive than active)
Soccer (active & passive)
Internet
History
In general, how many hours a week do you spend playing computer games?
Depends, there are weeks I spend proverbial not a single hour playing games (but exceedingly rarely) ;
when I have a new game I play ~ 15-20 h a week
How many hours do you spend wandering around the Internet?
At an average I would say 2-3 h a day
Was du nicht willst, daß man dir tut,&&das fueg auch keinem andren zu !&&&& o not do to others, what you do not want done to yourself !
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| 24 JAN 2003 at 8:21am |
| Deleted User | Yeah, MichalN!
How can you play adventures so much and have SO MANY OPINIONS on what people should play AND YET HAVEN'T PLAYED "THE DADDY"? (Ray Winstone Ad ref, UK readers!)
I demand you buy a copy of RealMyst and play now! Goddamn, I'm going through GK3 'cause of you guys. OK, I'm enjoying it more now (after the crappiest introduction hour or so I've ever played) but to not have played Myst is a cardinal sin!
Anyone else? Huh? Huh?
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| 24 JAN 2003 at 9:09am |
KurtSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 204
Joined: 21 JAN 2003
Status : Online | I have not played it yet
And I definitely wont check it out in the near future !
What is so fascinating about games like Myst ?
Was du nicht willst, daß man dir tut,&&das fueg auch keinem andren zu !&&&& o not do to others, what you do not want done to yourself !
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| 24 JAN 2003 at 11:10am |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
Posts : 1784
Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Status : Online | Me neither...and don't plan to actually. I'm not a puzzle fun... I like adventures
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